If you’re an adult and the only person you’re putting at risk is yourself, should anyone have the right to stop you? Should motorcycle helmets be a personal choice? Should governments be allowed to ban extremely unhealthy products? And should employers have any say over what you do in your private life?

Let's debate!

Personal Freedom sounds like a simple principle until one person’s freedom collides with safety, responsibility or the interests of everyone else. In this debate hosted by Davie, we’ll tackle provocative real-world dilemmas and ask where individual choice should end, and who, if anyone, should get to draw that line.

There are no winners or losers in these debates, and no previous debate experience is needed. Everybody will speak, argue different positions and receive useful, supportive feedback from Davie along the way. Rather than practising formal academic debate, we’ll work on the skills that make you persuasive in real life: listening actively, understanding the other side, responding directly, thinking logically, staying focused and making your point with clarity, empathy and, when necessary, a little drama. Expect disagreement, difficult choices, plenty of laughs and perhaps a few moments when you find yourself passionately defending a freedom you never realised mattered to you.

如果你是个成年人，唯一承担风险的人就是你自己，那别人有权利拦着你吗？骑摩托车戴头盔应该是个人选择吗？政府该不该被允许禁止销售极不健康的产品？雇主对你私生活的事有没有发言权？

来辩论吧！

个人自由听起来像是个简单的原则——直到一个人的自由和安全、责任或者别人的利益撞上了。在这场由Davie主持的辩论中，我们会拿一些真实的、有争议的困境来开刀，追问个人选择的边界到底在哪，以及如果有的话，该由谁来画那条线。

这些辩论没有输赢，也不需要任何辩论经验。每个人都会发言，会为不同立场辩护，Davie会在过程中给出有用又支持性的反馈。我们不是为了练学术辩论，而是练那些在现实生活里让你更有说服力的本事：积极倾听、理解对方、直接回应、逻辑思考、保持聚焦，以及清晰、有同理心地表达观点——必要的时候，也可以带点戏剧性。期待分歧、艰难的选择、不少笑声，或许还会有那么几个瞬间，你会发现自己正在激情捍卫一个以前从来没意识到对你那么重要的自由。